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saturday, president obama and his family head to martha's vin gard. it's become the annual summer vacation spot except last year when he was on the campaign trail. all right. thanks so much for joining us. a look at the top stories and more ahead in new york. >>> hello, welcome to cnn "newsroom." high alert right now the u.s. shut many foreign offices, embassies and consulates over fears of a terror attack. in the afternoon math of a bizarre deadly hit and run on venice beach, everyone is asking why would anyone do this? and he's putting on a brave face but is a-rod just hours away from a baseball suspension or worse, an outright ban? plus, meet the newest team member heading to the international space station. it could make big changes of how astronauts live in space. those stories and much ahead. it's a day when something happening in sports is making big newses. right now, we are hearing that new york yankee superstar alex rodriguez will be suspended effective this season and all of the next. a formal announcement isn't made yet. the source is "tou
saturday, president obama and his family head to martha's vin gard. it's become the annual summer vacation spot except last year when he was on the campaign trail. all right. thanks so much for joining us. a look at the top stories and more ahead in new york. >>> hello, welcome to cnn "newsroom." high alert right now the u.s. shut many foreign offices, embassies and consulates over fears of a terror attack. in the afternoon math of a bizarre deadly hit and run on venice...
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>> well, here's the problem, is that president obama, the obama administration has come out very forcefully on the potential use of chemical weapons within the last two weeks. but has not nearly been as forceful about previous uses of chemical weapons on the syrian battlefield and one thing that many syrians point out, this is not a new war in syria. it's been going on for 2 1/2 years. we have seen warplanes. we have seen surface-to-surface missiles being fired at syrian cities and towns. we've seen unspeakable atrocities in the beginning phases of this, largely carried out by the syrian government forces. and later on, the syrian rebels started carrying out their own atrocities. there has been colossal loss of life. enormous suffering by -- for the civilian population. and only now after 2 1/2 years, we are hearing that the obama administration wants to use military force in response to one type of atrocious weapon on the battlefield. that is one reason why some people are saying, the u.s. simply has no moral authority here after having basically stood by and watched the slaughter continue
>> well, here's the problem, is that president obama, the obama administration has come out very forcefully on the potential use of chemical weapons within the last two weeks. but has not nearly been as forceful about previous uses of chemical weapons on the syrian battlefield and one thing that many syrians point out, this is not a new war in syria. it's been going on for 2 1/2 years. we have seen warplanes. we have seen surface-to-surface missiles being fired at syrian cities and towns....
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president obama discusses the syria crisis with his national security team. that after reports the syrian government allegedly used chemical weapons, killing hundreds of people. >>> in california a raging wildfire is exploding in size and spreading inside yosemite national park. >>> plus, it has been 50 years since martin luther king, jr. made his famous "i have a dream" speech at the lincoln memorial, and thousands today are gathering on the washington mall to celebrate that historic event. >>> we start in syria where the government is now accusing rebel forces of using chemical weapons. the claim comes as president obama meets with his national security team at the white house to talk about the reports of chemical weapons attacks by the syrian government. syrian state tv says soldiers found chemical weapons in tunnels used by rebels. cnn cannot confirm those claims or the authenticity of these images. the opposition claims government forces launched a nerve gas attack, killing hundreds of civilians. meanwhile a top u.n. official is in damascus today asking
president obama discusses the syria crisis with his national security team. that after reports the syrian government allegedly used chemical weapons, killing hundreds of people. >>> in california a raging wildfire is exploding in size and spreading inside yosemite national park. >>> plus, it has been 50 years since martin luther king, jr. made his famous "i have a dream" speech at the lincoln memorial, and thousands today are gathering on the washington mall to...
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. >>> president obama returns home from vacation tonight. he spent the last week with his family on martha's vineyard but he won't be home for too long. cnn political editor, paul steinhauser explains why in this political week ahead. >> reporter: hey, fred. president barack obama hits the road thursday as he kicks off a two day bus tour and then motors through pennsylvania, the push making college more affordable. the swing is the latest in a series of events mr. obama is doing on the road this summer to highlight how he's trying to help out the middle class. >> i'm laying out my ideas to give the middle class a better shot. >> reporter: the president's health care law will be in the spotlight this week as a leading conservative group holds a series of de-fund obamacare town halls. senator jim mint, head of the heritage foundation will headline the town halls and senator cruz will join him at the second one in details. >> we have an opportunity between now and accept 30th to de-fund obamacare. >>> and in new hampshire, the state that kicks
. >>> president obama returns home from vacation tonight. he spent the last week with his family on martha's vineyard but he won't be home for too long. cnn political editor, paul steinhauser explains why in this political week ahead. >> reporter: hey, fred. president barack obama hits the road thursday as he kicks off a two day bus tour and then motors through pennsylvania, the push making college more affordable. the swing is the latest in a series of events mr. obama is doing...
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before we let you go, candy, i want to get to this new tv ad from a pro-obama group promoting obama care. let's take a listen. >> when liam was about five or six months old, we got a renewal notice, the premiums were going to go up by about $110 a month. >> we had to have the insurance. we weren't going to roll the dice. >> when the afford -- >> so, candy, from the folks you've been talking with, what's the reaction to this new ad? >> well, listen, this is not a subject that is ever very far from the republican agenda. it's a subject that you're going to see being discussed next year. right now what that ad is trying to do and what democrats are trying to do is bring people into the interest zone saying this is going to be good for you, you can get subsidies, you can get money back. that's what this ad was about when they said one of the provisions of obama care is that only a certain percentage of your income has to go to health care. so they got a refund from their insurance company. the president touted this earlier. so they're trying to put all the positive things about obama care ou
before we let you go, candy, i want to get to this new tv ad from a pro-obama group promoting obama care. let's take a listen. >> when liam was about five or six months old, we got a renewal notice, the premiums were going to go up by about $110 a month. >> we had to have the insurance. we weren't going to roll the dice. >> when the afford -- >> so, candy, from the folks you've been talking with, what's the reaction to this new ad? >> well, listen, this is not a...
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is ready to go if president obama orders attacks on syria. let's bring in chris lawrence, he's our pentagon correspondent. chris, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol. you know, secretary hagel has been in asia all week traveling on preplanned visits, but it shows the seriousness of the situation in syria that he has been completely looped in. just this morning, he was making calls with his counterparts to the defense ministers about the uk and france, talking about the situation in syria and what the next steps may be. and then an interview with the bbc, he indicated that the u.s. military is all prepared, all options have been presented, and they are ready to go at a moment's notice. this follows a defense official telling us that once they get the order, once president obama has decided on an option and the order is executed, the assets in place could begin that mission within hours. carol? >> i was just going to ask you about some of the options. chuck hagel says the united states is ready to go, what exactly does that mean? i k
is ready to go if president obama orders attacks on syria. let's bring in chris lawrence, he's our pentagon correspondent. chris, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol. you know, secretary hagel has been in asia all week traveling on preplanned visits, but it shows the seriousness of the situation in syria that he has been completely looped in. just this morning, he was making calls with his counterparts to the defense ministers about the uk and france, talking about the...
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the obama administration at the time criticized for not responding strongly enough to the threat. this time, officials say they are acting out of what they call an abundance of caution, but there is some direct effect out of what is happening. the pentagon approved a marine team for the area. roughly 1,500 marines on ships in the red sea. around 500 marines split between italy and spain. you see that surround the region we've been talking about. they are posted there full time to respond if something happens in the area. >> thank you. so, this travel alert will impact americans all over the world for the next month. nick is live at hartsfield jackson airport, the busiest in the world. what are passengers telling you? >> dmesically, it's business as usual. those flying out this weekend will not expect delays. they are not going to be expe expecting long lines either. this is business as usual. internationally, there may be something going on. it's not going to be visible either. security, the state department says, will not change or we won't notice a change. we visited the interna
the obama administration at the time criticized for not responding strongly enough to the threat. this time, officials say they are acting out of what they call an abundance of caution, but there is some direct effect out of what is happening. the pentagon approved a marine team for the area. roughly 1,500 marines on ships in the red sea. around 500 marines split between italy and spain. you see that surround the region we've been talking about. they are posted there full time to respond if...
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president obama kbeti inggettino award an army staff sergeant just 33 years old with the nation's highest military recognition, the medal of honor. staff sergeant ty carter will be the fifth living resip sip yent to get the honor for actions in iraq or afghanistan. you're about to hear his chilling story of courage and heroism during a fire fight with militants in afghanistan. we'll take you there live. >>> first, any minute now, the secretary of state john kerry will be making a statement on syria. all over this. the alleged use of chemical weapons, nerve gas, used on civilians, women and children. it's the latest in a string of alleged chemical weapons attacks across syria. right now u.n. weapons inspectors, they are inside syria. they are testing soil. earlier today they were fired upon by snipers as they tried to collect samples. for the first time the u.s. now says it has little doubt the assad regime has done the unthinkable. fred pleitgen is standing by in damascus. from the state department, elyse lavin is standing by. let me start with you. the pentagon has moved four warships in
president obama kbeti inggettino award an army staff sergeant just 33 years old with the nation's highest military recognition, the medal of honor. staff sergeant ty carter will be the fifth living resip sip yent to get the honor for actions in iraq or afghanistan. you're about to hear his chilling story of courage and heroism during a fire fight with militants in afghanistan. we'll take you there live. >>> first, any minute now, the secretary of state john kerry will be making a...
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this is a pr nightmare for the obama administration right now. all the things he's talking about, all the things he's shared sounds like a lot of talk to the american people. it's really disappointing in a sense that for the most part, the things we discover from snowden are things that we already knew and just forgotten. they have been recharacterized and reframed. now it looks as if it's breaking news and obama is putting out a lot of fires. at this point with the economy still being sluggish and people having a huge distrust of the government, i don't think there's really very much he can say to the american people other than totally getting rid of the nsa that's going to win over most american's trust. >> are you saying this because there had been details around out before? we've been -- with the fake scandals that don't amount to anything. do you agree with the president this is a false scandal, the nsa scandal? >> i agree in a sense that the way it's been characterized is that this is something that the obama administration sort of created.
this is a pr nightmare for the obama administration right now. all the things he's talking about, all the things he's shared sounds like a lot of talk to the american people. it's really disappointing in a sense that for the most part, the things we discover from snowden are things that we already knew and just forgotten. they have been recharacterized and reframed. now it looks as if it's breaking news and obama is putting out a lot of fires. at this point with the economy still being sluggish...
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he believes his son has sacrificed more than president obama and some other washington officials. he said he wants his son to return here to the united states but he also is suspicious whether or not his son could get a fair trial here given all of the comments that have been made by u.s. officials. take a listen to a little bit more of what his father had to say this morning. >> in terms of him character rising my son as a patriot or others like peter king who character rises him as a trite or. what i would -- traitor. what i would say is my son has spoken the truth and sacrificed more than either the president or peter king in their political lives. >> reporter: he did make a little bit of news. he said he, along with the family's attorney, have obtained vi visas and would be traveling to russia at some point soon to meet with edward snowden, who obviously is there in russia on this short term asylum request that was granted by russian officials. so his father, expecting to go to russia in the near future to meet with his son. >> dan lothian, thanks so much for keeping us posted
he believes his son has sacrificed more than president obama and some other washington officials. he said he wants his son to return here to the united states but he also is suspicious whether or not his son could get a fair trial here given all of the comments that have been made by u.s. officials. take a listen to a little bit more of what his father had to say this morning. >> in terms of him character rising my son as a patriot or others like peter king who character rises him as a...
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john mccain directly contradicted the obama administration. his comments could have a major impact in egypt and here in the united states. we will talk about that with jake tapper coming up next. "and one of the most efficient trucking networks," "with safe, experienced drivers." "we work directly with manufacturers," "eliminating costly markups," "and buy directly from local farmers in every region of the country." "when you see our low prices, remember the wheels turning behind the scenes, delivering for millions of americans, everyday. "dedication: that's the real walmart" it's been that way since the day you met. but your erectile dysfunction - it could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is health
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and before president obama started speaking, we were talking about the efforts of the obama administration to thread the needle to urge the egyptian military to show restraints and to install a civilian government as much as possible. initially after morsi was deposed from power, whether you want to call it a coup or you choose not to, there were statements from the white house, from the administration, suggesting what the egyptian military needed to do. and holding out the threat of other possibilities, of repercussions, of suspending joint military exercises, of withdrawing the $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion of aid that kree gipt receives. more than any other country in the world except for israel. now we see the first one of these steps taken after the blood shed yesterday withdrawing, suspending that joint military operation, but not yet taking the step of withdrawing aid. we should point out of course that the united states gives a the lot of money to egypt, but it is nowhere near as much money as other muslim countries give to egypt. so that $1.3 billion, $1.5 billion does not have the
and before president obama started speaking, we were talking about the efforts of the obama administration to thread the needle to urge the egyptian military to show restraints and to install a civilian government as much as possible. initially after morsi was deposed from power, whether you want to call it a coup or you choose not to, there were statements from the white house, from the administration, suggesting what the egyptian military needed to do. and holding out the threat of other...
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president obama today announcing the u.s. is cancelling joint military exercises with egyptian forces after the egyptian government killed hundreds of people in clashes in the street. but usa to egypt, $1.5 billion, that's still flowing. and the national lead, new jersey governor chris christie has a medical marijuana bill on his
president obama today announcing the u.s. is cancelling joint military exercises with egyptian forces after the egyptian government killed hundreds of people in clashes in the street. but usa to egypt, $1.5 billion, that's still flowing. and the national lead, new jersey governor chris christie has a medical marijuana bill on his
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so how are folks grading president obama's plan? yahoo! finance columnist rick new man joining us now in new york. rick, i'm curious, would you give the president an a or an f on this one? >> i think i'd probably give him a b or a b plus on this. there's something refreshing about this. we're used to hearing president obama and other politicians in washington say they've got this great idea, the only problem is it will have to get through congress. of course that's impossible because nobody can agree on anything. the government can actually start doing these ratings that obama's talking about without congressional approval. this is something the department of education is planning to roll out on its own. it doesn't require any change in the law. and the education department is already collecting a lot of the information that will enable it to do these ratings. so that is actually going to be a new source of information for consumers which can only help people who are trying to figure out where they should go to college and where they will
so how are folks grading president obama's plan? yahoo! finance columnist rick new man joining us now in new york. rick, i'm curious, would you give the president an a or an f on this one? >> i think i'd probably give him a b or a b plus on this. there's something refreshing about this. we're used to hearing president obama and other politicians in washington say they've got this great idea, the only problem is it will have to get through congress. of course that's impossible because...
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so while 16% think obama care doesn't go far enough, the remaining 38% of americans think obama care goes too far and they want it to go away. keep in mind, there is a margin of error of three percentage points. but in the end, it means, yes, on oma care and that also plit - means the battle for and against the law rages on in washington and beyond. here's jim acosta. >> gentlemen, thank you for sharing your views. >> reporter: this town hall meeting was practically a pep rally with conservatives shouting down liberal protesters and cheering on the tea party's plan to defund obama care. >> number one, i agree with them. they should have health care and obama care is causing more and more people struggling to climb the economic ladder to lose their health care. >> reporter: cruz and his allies are eyeing two dates looming on the calendar, september 30th, when the government runs out of money, and the next day, october 1st, when online new obama care insurance market places open for business. conservative groups say that's the time to force congress and the white house to choose. defun
so while 16% think obama care doesn't go far enough, the remaining 38% of americans think obama care goes too far and they want it to go away. keep in mind, there is a margin of error of three percentage points. but in the end, it means, yes, on oma care and that also plit - means the battle for and against the law rages on in washington and beyond. here's jim acosta. >> gentlemen, thank you for sharing your views. >> reporter: this town hall meeting was practically a pep rally with...
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agenda on things like spending, obama care, growth of government. i think republicans have an opportunity to show that they have the policies that are more consistent with what they want to see, the direction they want to see the country go. >> the president, donna, he's going to be walking through that door within a few seconds, we're told, the president will go up. he'll begin with his opening statement. always curious to see what the president has to say as he -- the doors are now opened. here comes the president of the united states. you know what? we'll listen. >> good afternoon, everybody. please have a seat. over the past few weeks, i've been talking about what i believe should be our number one priority as a country. building a better bargain for the middle class and for americans who want to work their way into the middle class. at the same time, i'm focused on my number one responsibility as commander in chief. that's keeping the american people safe. in recent days we've been reminded once again about the threats to our nation. as i said
agenda on things like spending, obama care, growth of government. i think republicans have an opportunity to show that they have the policies that are more consistent with what they want to see, the direction they want to see the country go. >> the president, donna, he's going to be walking through that door within a few seconds, we're told, the president will go up. he'll begin with his opening statement. always curious to see what the president has to say as he -- the doors are now...
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and for the obama administration, this has to be a disappointment. because some of the major foreign policy goals the president has set out to achieve in his second term, including nuclear arms reductions and maybe a missile defense agreement would have to require russian cooperation. and this just puts that that much further out of reach, brooke. >> and beyond russia and edward snowden and the laws in russia, it wasn't entirely serious obviously on jay leno last night. the president talked about his love with broccoli. also talked about that lunch with hillary clinton a week back. here they were. >> you and hillary had lunch last week. who invited who to lunch? i'm curious. >> i invited her. >> okay. >> and we had a great time. she had that post administration glow. >> yeah. >> when folks leave the white house. two weeks later, they look great. you know? but it was a wonderful conversation. by the end of my first term, you know, we had become genuinely close. and i could not have more respect for her. she was a great secretary of state. [ applause ]
and for the obama administration, this has to be a disappointment. because some of the major foreign policy goals the president has set out to achieve in his second term, including nuclear arms reductions and maybe a missile defense agreement would have to require russian cooperation. and this just puts that that much further out of reach, brooke. >> and beyond russia and edward snowden and the laws in russia, it wasn't entirely serious obviously on jay leno last night. the president...
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strategic interests and moral values and so far for president obama, strategic interests are winning. fred? >> thanks so much. and of course, live pictures right now of, we understand these images are of in cairo outside that mosque where earlier, some 1500 people were holed up with egyptian military forces on the outside. don't have any more context to the images, except you are seeing a large gathering, somewhat peaceful as we see it now, but again, this outside that mosque in cairo where there was some trouble earlier. overnight. >>> all right. residents near the sun valley area of idaho are being told by authorities to grab their essentials and leave right now. gusty winds friday sent massive walls of fire closer to homes and resorts in the 100 square mile area of beaver creek. at least 1600 homes have been evacuated near the towns. the fire has burned roughly 64,000 acres. from hot, dry, dangerous conditions in the northern plains to an area of the country that doesn't need any more moisture, joining me now is jennifer delgado to tell us about the rain that just won't go away. pa
strategic interests and moral values and so far for president obama, strategic interests are winning. fred? >> thanks so much. and of course, live pictures right now of, we understand these images are of in cairo outside that mosque where earlier, some 1500 people were holed up with egyptian military forces on the outside. don't have any more context to the images, except you are seeing a large gathering, somewhat peaceful as we see it now, but again, this outside that mosque in cairo...
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after that point, the obama administration was criticizeded for not responding strongly enough to that threat. this time, officials say they're acting out of what they call an abundance of caution. something else that's interesting that happened as a result of benghazi. we know the pentagon approved a marine combat team to respopd if there's a crisis. roughly 1500 marines on ships in the red sea. around 500 are split between italy and spain. n now, they are posted there full time. to respond if something happens in the area. that's something different than what happened when that attack in benghazi happened just about 11 months ago. >> thanks so much from washington. >>> the travel alert will impact americans all over the world. nick is live at atlanta's hartsfield jackson airport. so, you've been talking to passengers today. are they saying anything unusual about their travel day? >> if you're traveling dmesically this weekend, you probably won't notice a change at all. we just got back from inside the terminal, it's business as usual. there aren't any longer delay, longer lines, noth
after that point, the obama administration was criticizeded for not responding strongly enough to that threat. this time, officials say they're acting out of what they call an abundance of caution. something else that's interesting that happened as a result of benghazi. we know the pentagon approved a marine combat team to respopd if there's a crisis. roughly 1500 marines on ships in the red sea. around 500 are split between italy and spain. n now, they are posted there full time. to respond if...
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and obama wrote, "because of you, john." and that was for all the people who came out and registered to vote. >> uh-huh, yeah. and john lewis tells me and both men teared up at that moment. bob adelman, thank you so much. great work. we appreciate you coming on cnn. thank you. >> good to see you. >> you as well. >>> next, you could be a millionaire. but your time to claim your winnings is running out. >>> time is running out for the person holding a million dollar lottery ticket in new york. the winner has until tomorrow to turn it in, otherwise the cash goes back to the jackpot pool. the ticket was sold in ryan, new york, august 25th, last year. can you imagine missing out on this? this happened before, in 2002 a $68 million prize was unclaimed. the biggest jackpot to go unclaimed in new york lottery history. >>> we'll be right back. ♪ norfolk southern what's your function? ♪ ♪ hooking up the country helping business run ♪ ♪ build! we're investing big to keep our country in the lead. ♪ load! we keep moving to de
and obama wrote, "because of you, john." and that was for all the people who came out and registered to vote. >> uh-huh, yeah. and john lewis tells me and both men teared up at that moment. bob adelman, thank you so much. great work. we appreciate you coming on cnn. thank you. >> good to see you. >> you as well. >>> next, you could be a millionaire. but your time to claim your winnings is running out. >>> time is running out for the person holding a...
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why hasn't president obama come out and condemned the killing? you know, to american newspapers, to americans? >> because people get killed in this country all the time. that's sad to say, but it happens. we have gun violence issues. we have crime issues. i think a lot of the conservatives -- this is a disingenuous cry on their behalf to even compare this to trayvon martin. and so the president really doesn't have anything to say. it's a local law enforcement issue. it's not a national security issue. it's just a tragedy, and unfortunately we have to move on because this happens all too often in america. >> but john, the former prime minister of australia came out and had a warning for his fellow countrymen -- don't come to the united states. there's too much gun violence here. >> yeah. yeah, and that is a mark on our nation when, you know, a talented young australian baseball player gets gunned down because the killers say they were bored. but boredom is not an endemic problem in the way that racism is, and it doesn't have the history of violenc
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an unprecedented move by the obama administration. so with us now from washington, d.c., is gloria borger, our chief political analyst. and so gloria, we know members of congress who have seen this intelligence, they seem to support the embassy closures, even republicans. listen to this. >> i'm a republican, but i'm saying the administration -- they've had different issues. what they are doing now is what has been to be done. they'd be derelict if they didn't. we can't criticize them for doing too much. >> congressman king, republican. is everyone up there behind the president? >> yeah, i think congressman king kind of summed it up pretty well. look, you know, even the vice president was up on capitol hill last week talking to members in a classified briefing. it's clear to me from my sources, listening to what people are saying publicly is that they have some incontrovertible evidence. and what they're doing is they're erring on the side of caution particularly given what occurred in benghazi. i mean, you know, they're trying to do a
an unprecedented move by the obama administration. so with us now from washington, d.c., is gloria borger, our chief political analyst. and so gloria, we know members of congress who have seen this intelligence, they seem to support the embassy closures, even republicans. listen to this. >> i'm a republican, but i'm saying the administration -- they've had different issues. what they are doing now is what has been to be done. they'd be derelict if they didn't. we can't criticize them for...
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apparently when the obama administration refuses to say it is. our guest, senator john mccain, is breaking from the white house talking points on egypt, even though he just got back from a trip there at the president's
apparently when the obama administration refuses to say it is. our guest, senator john mccain, is breaking from the white house talking points on egypt, even though he just got back from a trip there at the president's